Chicago parking by block · North Center · Ward 47

Parking at 3650 N Artesian Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3600–3699 N Artesian Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,037 parking tickets written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 960
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
2415 W Addison St (2 min walk) · 2549 W Addison St (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 47, section 19. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Nov
13
Fri
Nov
16
Mon

Streets to watch near 3650 N Artesian Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 N Claremont Ave alone took 241 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,288 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones658 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks53 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,148 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions554 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2415 W Addison St — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 2549 W Addison St — speed camera, 2 min walk SW
  • 3563 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 3534 N Western Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
  • 3521 N Western Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk SE
  • 2501 W Irving Park Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk N

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 960 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 6 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 47, section 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.